Gundam, but from the Ground Alliance to the Human Alliance to the out-of-control servitor

Xia Ya said with a sincere smile.

"With your help, I will be even more powerful. There are too many sycophants around me. A talented officer like you, Xia Ya, is rare -"

However, Kalma changed the subject:

"But you are the commander of the troops directly under my brother Dozuru, and even I can't surpass you. Besides, you have been fighting in the universe since the beginning of the war. When you come to my jurisdiction, as a guest, I really can't let you go. You have to work hard;"

Karma patted Char's shoulder kindly.

"Let's do this. As the general reserve team, you can teach the MS pilots among my subordinates, Red Comet."

"Is that so? Good."

Xia Ya nodded and agreed, but he was secretly unhappy:

'I have the shame of three consecutive defeats that need to be washed away by the fall of the White Base and the Gundam, but you don't even give me a chance to contribute? '

"Well, that's right. Don't think too much. That federal warship won't be able to escape my jurisdiction for a while. After returning tonight, I will take you to the banquet on Earth to see it for you. Take the wind and wash away the dust!”

'Oh, why are all the sycophants surrounding you? '

It seems that Char's old boss Dozuru is not even a little bit more mature than Karma, both in terms of running the army and being a human being.

……

"Captain Brad, the visibility has decreased...the target has been lost, and the enemy ship cannot be observed."

"You're running fast, stop shooting, Platinum."

Brad tried hard to resist the desire to pursue the injured Gau-class aircraft carrier. After all, this was still an area controlled by the Zeon army, and a wave of Zeon reinforcements might appear from nowhere.

"We continue to follow the plan and approach the valley to the west to hide; take advantage of this opportunity, Shirogane, to pick up the hangar for me so that the core fighters can prepare to dispatch and shoot down the Zeon Army reconnaissance plane that has been hanging behind us."

"I understand, Captain Brad. The one sitting on the core fighter plane now is Miss Serra. Do you want her to dispatch directly?"

"Captain Blade, let me do it, if I can contribute."

Sera Mars, wearing a full flight suit, sat in the cockpit of the core fighter and reported to Captain Blade.

"I understand. Next, the White Base will have to fly close to the ground to avoid the Zeon Army's detection. It may also encounter the Zeon Army's ground troops. It will also need to be alerted by the Gundam. Then you will be in charge of the core fighter."

"Yes!"

When the White Base is close to the ground, the rice particles that were originally dispersed downward will accumulate on the ground, forming a structure similar to an air cushion to wrap the White Base's hull, interfering with detection from the outside;

In this way, the Zeon army's reconnaissance aircraft cannot rely on radar to track the White Base hundreds of kilometers away, but must get closer and conduct visual reconnaissance through optical telescopes; this is a way to defeat the enemy. Great opportunity for 'eyes'.

But at this time, in the background of Sera's communication screen, the sound of quarreling could be heard.

"Amuro, when you opened fire, shouldn't you have informed me as a friendly force? Didn't you see that the Guntank was right on your trajectory?"

As the gunner of the Guntank, Hayato Kobayashi's position was right at the head of the Guntank. The beam that the Gundam had just fired to destroy the incoming Zeon cruise missile at an extremely close range passed right over his head.

"I didn't really hit you. Besides, if you could hit more accurately, I wouldn't have to forcefully activate the Gundam to attack!"

In the battle just now, the arm that raised the beam rifle was activated in a hurry because some parts were not completely fixed and placed. The parts were damaged during operation, and the maintenance personnel had to rework and repair it.

Chapter 31: Between Battles (1)

"Amuro, you..."

"Hey, our great hero Amuro saved our battleship White Base once again. Why are you standing in Amuro's line of fire, Hayato Kobayashi?"

Kai Sitting, who climbed down from the Guncannon parked nearby, started to stir up trouble as a habit.

"It is not possible to continue like this. In this situation of being heavily surrounded by the Zeon army, we cannot cooperate. If we exert our full combat power, sooner or later we will be crushed by the size of the Zeon army."

Kobayashi Hayato is keenly aware that unlike when he was in the neutral Side 7, the friendly-controlled Luna 2 area, and the low-Earth orbit that can be quickly traversed, the White Base now located in the hinterland of Zeon is not like before. Then there was only one Musai from Char's force in pursuit.

But the clumsy-tongued Kobayashi Hayato didn't know how to express this urgency - he didn't even know why he quarreled with Amuro;

'Is it because Gundam almost accidentally hurt himself? '

'Or is it because I still can't make the connection between Amuro, who is sitting on a Gundam and killing everyone, and the somewhat withdrawn robot nerd whom I met in Side7? '

It is different from Captain Blade who first met Amuro when he boarded the Gundam. For Kobayashi Hayato, Frau and others who knew Amuro before the war came to Side7, they all had to meet somewhere. I got to know him again in some aspects.

"Then you should make full use of the Guntank's performance! I have to inspect the Gundam again now to ensure that it can attack in good condition when needed."

Amuro glared at Kai seriously before turning to Hayato Kobayashi and said;

Although Amuro has always had a strong sense of responsibility to drive the Gundam and fight on the front line, the feeling that he has done a huge amount of damage and still has to be criticized by someone who hinders the team's contribution makes this 15-year-old elder The boy was still quite unhappy.

'Forget it, Captain Brad. I don't know you, Hayato Kobayashi. What have you done for the White Base? You are the only one here to lecture me. '

Uncontrollable evil thoughts grew in the heart of Amuro, who had just come off the Gundam.

At this time, the tall Ryu Jose walked up quickly, and in front of Amuro and Kobayashi Hayato, without saying a word, he punched Kai in the face who was watching the show with a sinister smile. , said sharply:

"You are so sinister, how can I safely leave my back to you on the battlefield and let you be my comrade-in-arms?"

"I...I just told the truth..."

Long Jose's big fist swung by, Kai's body was shaken by the blow, and he took half a step back to stand still, but it seemed like Long still didn't use all his strength;

"Then what's your intention in saying this, what's your motive - Miss Bai Jin, is it right for me to hit him when he's like this?"

Long was asking Kai step by step. Suddenly, as if he thought of something, he looked at the camera in the corner of Gnaku and said.

"We, the Federal Army, are a modern army and a civilized force. Private corporal punishment should be explicitly prohibited - but how to deal with it depends on Captain Brad's judgment."

Bai Jin, who was silently paying attention to the development of the situation, saw being asked by Long and clarified;

Long nodded and whispered: "Then I will explain to Captain Brad later. Now..."

"Although the method is a bit extreme, Long fought well."

Captain Brad, who was informed of the quarrel by Platinum, was watching the live broadcast on the bridge; he also didn't have a good impression of Kai, who always made weird and sarcastic remarks.

"Then Captain Brad, do you mean not to deal with it?"

Platinum asked;

'Although I know about the famous painting by Lin Youde who corrected Amuro, but seeing you in the army do it as quickly as you say, it's really a bit...'

"Well... let's take a look first and then talk. Long is still a little reckless to do something in such a public place."

However, Platinum, who used the radio in the nearby Gnaku to make his voice, still made many maintenance personnel around him notice the small quarrel between several pilots that took place in the corner of the Gnaku.

Long noticed the gazes gathered by everyone and rubbed his hands on his trousers a little embarrassedly, but he also took this opportunity and said loudly:

"Our crisis has not been resolved yet, or rather, it is more serious than when we were in the universe; everyone has seen the battle just now, and the White Base has been further damaged, and this is far from what we will face next. All the enemies!"

"We have overcome many difficulties and defeated countless enemies, but now, we are at..."

Long paused for a moment, and when Bai Jin didn't interrupt, he continued:

"...North America, the heart of the zone controlled by the Zeon Army, there will never be just one battle like the one just now. The enemy will rush towards us one after another like a tide."

"Is it okay to tell everything about the current situation like this, Captain Blade?"

On the bridge, Platinum tilted his head and looked at Captain Brad, who was holding his head with his hands and thinking deeply. He pondered for a while before saying:

"We can't keep it secret like this. They will know it sooner or later. We might as well announce it ourselves to prevent people from guessing."

As he spoke, Captain Brad stood up and dusted his clothes;

"In this case, I have to go to the scene to take a look. It is still a bit difficult to control the situation through cameras here."

"Understood, Captain Brad, please put on the wireless headset in the dark cabinet on the left armrest so that I can communicate with you alone."

Bai Jin leaned forward slightly and said calmly, "I will notify you if there is an emergency on the bridge."

"Okay, don't let your guard down."

Captain Blade hurried out of the bridge;

Although as an officer who came out of the crash training course, Brad was also exposed to the knowledge and skills of how to lead troops, but now a team of volunteers on the white base cannot be directly understood with adult psychology. As expected, he still Don't worry.

In the Gnaku, Staff Sergeant Long Jose's explanation continued. As the original regular noncommissioned officer on the White Base, he was different from Brad as the captain. He usually did not need to put on any airs as an officer, no matter it was You can mix well between volunteers and regular soldiers;

"...Faced with such a steady stream of powerful enemies, we must work together as a team and use everything we have to fight and survive - let us all walk off the battlefield alive together, right, Miss Platinum?"

Although Long's words were directed at Kai, his loud voice could obviously be heard by everyone in the quiet Gnaku.

"What Sergeant Long Jose said is true. The current situation is indeed not optimistic, but I hope everyone will maintain confidence in themselves, me, and our White Base troops. The single-ship record of the White Base so far can be used It’s not an overstatement to describe it as a legend.”

'After all, such a Caotai team's battleship crew is really unprecedented. 'So far as the platinum point is concerned, I haven't said much;

Although she can simulate various emotions, given the huge difference in the physical sense of the body, some words about life and death, about returning to a peaceful life, etc., would seem too deliberate for her.

"So, Kai, Kobayashi Hayato, and Amuro, I hope you understand that our goal is to survive together. Our enemy is the Zeon army on the battlefield. This requires our joint efforts to achieve this."

Long Jose looked at the three fledgling young pilots sincerely and seriously: Kobayashi Hayato lowered his head and said nothing, Amuro's eyes were slightly averted and did not look directly at Long, and the one who had just been punched in the face Kai's eyes rolled wildly, not knowing what he was thinking in his mind.

'Oh, I'm not very good at saying this kind of encouraging words. We obviously have a friendship from carrying guns together on the battlefield, so they should be able to cooperate...'

Long Jose, who didn't get an immediate response, scratched the back of his head and thought to himself.

At this time, the passage door in the corner of Gnaku slid open, and Captain Brad walked in hurriedly.

"What are you doing standing still? You don't know when the Zeon army will attack next. Why don't you take this opportunity to repair and reload MS ammunition?!"

Captain Brad turned his head and looked around, and said loudly, causing the mechanics who came to watch the preparations to disperse in a hurry, and the noisy mechanical operation sound of "ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, dang, etc., became the main theme in the Gnaku again.

"Uh... Captain Brad," Kobayashi Hayato reacted first. He took a half step back, saluted Brad, and spit out a few words almost as fast as a machine gun:

"I'm very sorry for what I said. Captain Brad, I'll go to the open deck to see if I can help with repairs."

"Ah...ah, Captain, then I will go to the ammunition loading team to help."

Looking at Captain Blade rushing towards Amuro, Kai noticed the change in the atmosphere and hurriedly followed Hayato Kobayashi.

Brad frowned slightly, but nodded with permission, letting the two of them run away;

"Go ahead - Amuro, now I finally have time to talk to you. I once said before that 'you rely too much on the performance of the Gundam,' but now I take it back..."

Captain Brad paused, and when Amuro's eyes widened slightly and his eyebrows arched, he continued:

"...You can already perform as well as the Gundam should, but!"

'As we all know, the key point of the sentence is what expresses the transition but what comes after it. ’ Platinum, who had watched Captain Brad’s strong entrance and dispersed the crowd, heard this and could already figure out what Captain Brad was going to say next.

"Don't be too proud of this! As a soldier, the most taboo thing is to act on your own and disobey orders; as a member of the team, the most troublesome thing is to refuse to communicate. Don't think that you can be unscrupulous just because you can exert the performance of the Gundam. "

The expression on Amuro's face froze visibly, and he murmured:

"Captain Brad...you want to say that I forcibly activated the Gundam to intercept the incoming cruise missile...No, during re-entry, I missed the time window to return to the ship in order to prevent Char from firing on the White Base. , is it wrong?”

"Well - don't you know this very well..."

Captain Blade seemed to raise his eyebrows in surprise;

"...It's just luck that nothing happened these two times - the Gundam was lucky to have the equipment to enter the atmosphere alone, and this time it was also lucky that no serious malfunction occurred due to forced activation, and no friendly forces were accidentally injured - but on the battlefield... You can’t rely on luck every time!”

"Do you think it's all luck...?"

Amuro lowered his head slightly so that Shirogane could no longer observe his facial expression;

'From a psychological point of view, humans tend to emphasize subjective factors for their own success, such as their own diligence and intelligence; while for the success of others, they tend to explain the success of others by factors such as luck and favorable environment. . '

Platinum analyzed, but, 'Captain Brad, you ran all the way from the bridge to the Gnaku site just to reprimand Amuro in person? '

If Bai Jin hadn't known how Captain Brad spoke in front of Lieutenant General Cunningham as a second lieutenant, just looking at this, one would have thought that Captain Brad was the kind of person who emphasized obedience and discipline and was willing to serve as a member of the federal war machine. He's the kind of soldier with a mediocre screw.

Seeing Amuro lower his head, Captain Brad felt good about himself and thought that his teachings had played a role. Amuro was reflecting on himself in shame, so he nodded lightly with a sullen face:

"Amuro, think about it for yourself; after the Gundam returns to its full, intact state, you can pilot the Gundam to conduct reconnaissance on the ground in front of the White Base. We are now deploying the Zeon army in this area. Still don’t know anything.”

"Captain Brad, do you want Amuro to be the one to attack all the time? At least arrange a rotation?"

Long Jose tugged on his collar uneasily, looked at Amuro, and interjected with concern.

"If Guncannon or Guntank attack, even if they report that everything is normal at the front, I won't be able to feel at ease, Sergeant Long Jose."

Captain Brad shook his head and denied; as a regular soldier previously assigned to the White Base, although Long was only a noncommissioned officer, in terms of military service, he was much longer than Brad, the second lieutenant. His opinion was Brad It still needs to be taken seriously.

"...I understand, Captain Brad, I'm going to check on the progress of the Gundam's maintenance work."

In Platinum's vision, Amuro was obviously a little disappointed, but he still stood up straight and saluted Captain Brad before turning around and running away.

'For the purpose of ensuring the important combat power of the White Base, Amuro cannot keep everything in his mind in this situation. '

Platinum was thinking in the background, and the transfer signal was connected to the communicator in the Gundam's cockpit.

"Same for you, Sergeant Long. Don't indulge them blindly. You should correct their behavior when it's time to correct them. We are already on the battlefield now."